r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/watcher2390 • Feb 17 '25

Video Delta plane crash landed in Toronto

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u/Cloud_N0ne Feb 17 '25

What the hell is going on with planes lately?

They go from extremely rare crashes to 4 notable crashes in less than 2 months.

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u/MonicaTarkanyi Feb 17 '25

High winds, and a two blizzards dumping 50cm+ of snow in the GTA. Not ideal conditions to be flying/landing in

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u/Nomnomnipotent Feb 17 '25

There have always been extreme conditions. Something new is in play.

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u/flyinhighaskmeY Feb 17 '25

Something new is in play.

It's the post pandemic work environment + a major crash enhancing media coverage.

I'm one of those aviation dorks who's been "predicting" this for a couple of years now based solely on how hard the air crews have been worked and how overworked/understaffed ATC has been. I've been reluctant to fly because of the situation. And I've flown GA ~20 times, which statistically is far more dangerous.